Kevin Vickers, the sergeant-at-arms for Canada’s House of Commons, is being credited for taking down the man who shot and killed reservist Nathan Cirillo yesterday.
Moments after the shooting Kevin Vickers, Sergeant at Arms, walks halls of Parliament Mps call him "a hero" #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/WgPODXGBKR
— Evan Solomon (@EvanLSolomon) October 23, 2014
Amazing photo. @evansolomoncbc: Moments after the shooting Kevin Vickers, Sergeant at Arms, walks halls of Parliament pic.twitter.com/vbvuhpIcSW
— Brian C Shipley 史博琦 (@BrianCShipley) October 23, 2014
For some tweeters, there’s something rather familiar about that image:
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/525247469798846464
https://twitter.com/emmawongchor/status/525122517191901184
We can definitely see it.
https://twitter.com/bklly/status/525266437821050881
Awesome, indeed. Vickers’ swift thinking and action no doubt saved many more lives.
@evansolomoncbc @althiaraj a brave and selfless man. A true hero.
— Roger Baggley (@RBaggley44) October 23, 2014
Bad ass. Hero. MT @BecketAdams: Kevin Vickers moments after he shot the terrorist who stormed parliament … http://t.co/bNNDBIv2jX
— William J. Miller (@WilliamJMiller) October 23, 2014
Recommended
@BecketAdams @TheRickWilson portrait of a hero.
— the Frank Kelly (@frankkelly63) October 23, 2014
Agreed. Also a truly great guy. @No_Fixed_Point "@AdvanceGuyNotes there's a man who should never have to pay for another drink, ever."
— Dan Mader (@danjmader) October 23, 2014
God bless Kevin Vickers.
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